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EXD.6:3 - Forces

ForcePractical tension
A possible improvement and its burdenAdditional structure or support may help the use while increasing authoring, reading or maintenance cost.
Comparable conditions and realistic useIsolating a change aids attribution; actual explanations may need coordinated content, expression and help changes.
Immediate evidence and later outcomesOne response can show a current inference without establishing later independent use.
Decisive checking and unnecessary measurementSome differences need observation; others can be settled by a missing claim, wrong answer or sufficient incumbent.